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Happy Valentine's Day

Published on February 13th, 2009 in News | Comments Off

Shenanigans: Written, directed & edited by Valerie Thompson of Goli.

Upcoming Show

Published on February 3rd, 2009 in News, Projects & Performances | Comments Off

Upcoming Show

I’ll be performing with the pit orchestra in Mary Dolan’s Vaudeville show this Saturday, February 7th, at the YMCA in Central Square, Cambridge (7p &9p shows).  I’ve been arranging a couple tunes for the reunited Elephant Tango ensemble to support an exciting night of vaudevillian adventures.  There will be many great performers: Goli, Evan O’Television, [...]

Merry Christmas

Published on December 21st, 2008 in News | Comments Off

Merry Christmas

This is the direct side-effect of being snowed-in during the Holidays with a guitar & laptop in hand: Have Your Christmas (MP3) Have Your Christmas (PDF) Happy Holidays Everyone!

New Year, New Site

Published on December 18th, 2008 in News | Comments Off

New Year, New Site

**cough, cough** It’s a bit dusty ’round here. My apologies for the not-so-frequently-updated website this year.  I’ve been busy, and it’s been a lot of awesome-busy.  I’m truly grateful for all of the wonderful people and passions I have in my life, but I’ve got to get back to maintaining this site. In order to [...]

It's Guihappening!

Published on October 10th, 2008 in Lessons, News | Comments Off

It's Guihappening!

Guitober is just about to break into full swing. Find out on the latest updates here: Guitober.com

Guitar + October = GUITOBER

Published on October 2nd, 2008 in News, Teaching/Learning | Comments Off

Guitar + October = GUITOBER

To celebrate our favorite six-stringed instrument, the Brookline Music School has decided to honor the guitar with it’s own month of fun & free activities. They will be showcasing Student Concerts, Faculty Clinics (with Guest Artists), a Garageband for the Guitarist Class, a Tour of the MFA’s Guitar Collection, & a Faculty Concert. The entire [...]

GUITARMY

Published on June 29th, 2008 in Lessons, News, Teaching/Learning | Comments Off

GUITARMY

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year of guitar lessons. Members of the 2007-2008 Brendan Burns GUITARMY:

TuneFoolery Press

Published on May 26th, 2008 in News, Teaching/Learning | Comments Off

TuneFoolery received a nice article in the Cambridge Tab last week: Cambridge – Tunefoolery Concert Ensembles from Cambridge, a group of 50 musicians living with mental illness, has a simple yet powerful message: Emphasize people’s strengths and focus on abilities, not disabilities. In May, Tunefoolery members will share their music with the release of a [...]

TuneFoolery CD Release 5/18 @ YMCA Cambridge

Published on May 12th, 2008 in News | Comments Off

TuneFoolery CD Release 5/18 @ YMCA Cambridge

  TuneFoolery is group of concert ensembles made up of over 50 inspiring musicians with psychiatric disabilities.  They’ve been around since 1994 and I’ve been teaching guitar there for a few years now.  They are having a celebration for the release of their 2nd CD this weekend.  I’ve listened to the CD, it’s an amazing collection [...]

May 21st – La Luna Caffe

Published on April 16th, 2008 in Projects & Performances | Comments Off

May 21st – La Luna Caffe

I’m going to be debuting some new music & new sounds soon. I’m working on a new approach to my Solo Guitar playing and I’m going to be lining up some performances around town to showcase them. The first is at: La Luna Caffe, Wednesday May 21st @ 7pm Solo Guitar http://www.myspace.com/lalunacaffe Here’s a sneak [...]